In 2008, with increasing popularity and high standards of the debate the scope of the event was even more broadened to include teams of high-schools students.
[2] Each year, the delegation of European Union to Thailand serves as the primary title sponsor of the event and a member of the adjudicator panel for the Grand Finals.
In 2010, Mahidol University International College (MUIC) was selected to be the host and co-organiser of the event in an open bidding process during the Thai National Debate Council.
It was the first time that training workshops were held in four different provinces of Thailand (Southern, Central, Northeastern and Northern) for the run-up to the Championship's final round in Bangkok.
It is a direct channel for young people to engage in productive cultural, political, and economic exchanges of ideas.